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The Hunchback of Notre Dame 《钟楼怪人》

 

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Quasimodo is a deaf orphan with a hunchback and an ugly face. He has a large growth covering one of his eyes, very uneven teeth, and a bent nose. Despite his frightening appearance, he is pure of heart. He is adopted by a priest, named Frollo, who lives in the Notre Dame Cathedral.

加西莫多是个孤儿，他耳朵听不见、有着弯曲的背和丑陋的脸，其中一只眼睛上还有一个月肿瘤，牙齿也参差不齐，鼻子还弯曲。尽管他有着吓人的外貌，内心却很纯真。他被一个住在巴黎圣母院中名叫弗侯洛的神父收养。

 

One year, the people of Paris hold a festival of fools, and at that time Quasimodo is out of the cathedral and on the street. The people find him and teasingly crown him the Pope of Fools for his ugly appearance. Frollo learns this and goes to fetch Quasimodo, but while out he notices a beautiful and talented gypsy named Esmeralda dancing. He is so interested in her that he orders Quasimodo to kidnap her. As Quasimodo grabs Esmeralda, the king’s archers, led by Phoebus, suddenly arrive and save her. Quasimodo is caught and arrested. Seeing Phoebus as her hero, Esmeralda begins to have feelings for him.

有一年，巴黎的人们举办了愚人庆典，那时加西莫多正好在教堂外的街道上，人们发现他后，便因他丑陋的外表而嘲弄地选他为愚人之王。弗侯洛得知后前去带回加西莫多，在外的同时，他也注意到一位有才华又漂亮的吉普赛人艾丝梅拉达在跳舞。他对她很有兴趣，于是命令加西莫多去绑架她。当加西莫多抓住艾丝梅拉达时，菲比斯率领的王室弓箭队突然间抵达并解救了她。加西莫多被抓住并且逮捕了。自此，艾丝梅拉达视菲比斯为她的英雄，并开始对他产生了情愫。

 

The next day, Quasimodo is tortured publicly. He cries for some water, and nobody helps him, except for Esmeralda. Witnessing her kindness, Quasimodo starts to fall for her.

就在隔天，加西莫多被当众施以酷刑。他喊着要水喝时，除了艾丝梅拉达外没有人帮他。亲眼见证了她的友善后，加西莫多便开始迷恋上她。

 

 

 

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orphan [ˋɔrfən] n. 孤儿

The orphan lived in a home with other children who had no families.

 

uneven [ʌnˋivən] adj. 参差不齐的

even adj. 整齐的; 平坦的

The uneven road is dangerous, so you have to drive slowly.

 

appearance [əˋpɪrəns] n. 外观；外表

You can change your appearance by getting a haircut and wearing makeup.

 

crown [kraʊn] v. 为……加冕

When the old king died, the young prince was crowned the new king.

 

archer [ˋɑrtʃɚ] n. 弓箭手

arch n. 弓形物

The archer was so good that he could shoot an arrow into any bird he saw.

 

publicly [ˋpʌblɪklɪ] adv. 公开地

public adj 公开的

The president gave a speech publicly to his country.

 

 

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hunchback [ˋhʌntʃ͵bæk] n. 驼背

growth [groθ] n. 瘤

Notre Dame Cathedral 巴黎圣母院

gypsy [ˋdʒɪpsɪ] n. 吉普赛人

kidnap [ˋkɪdnæp] v. 绑架；劫持

torture [ˋtɔrtʃɚ] v. 折磨；拷打

fall for【俚】对...倾心, 迷恋

 

 

 

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Months later, Esmeralda is dancing again in front of Notre Dame. Phoebus spots Esmeralda, admires her beauty, and asks her to meet him that night. She blushes and says yes. Frollo sees this from the cathedral and burns with jealousy. He is so obsessed with Esmeralda that rejects his religion and hopes she will fall in love with him.

几个月后，艾丝梅拉达在圣母院前再次跳起舞来，菲比斯认出了她，他很欣赏她的美貌于是邀她在当晚见面，她羞红着脸答应了。弗侯洛从教堂看到了这一幕，便妒火中烧。他十分迷恋艾丝梅拉达，以致背弃了信仰，并希望她会爱上他。

 

That night, Frollo follows Phoebus as he goes to see Esmeralda. Frollo stabs him and escapes. Soon after, Esmeralda finds Phoebus but is arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. She is sent to trial, tortured, then sentenced to be hanged. Frollo visits her in prison, confesses his love and says he can save her if she agrees to be with him. Esmeralda rejects his offer.

当晚，菲比斯前去见艾丝梅拉达时，弗侯洛便在后头跟踪他，随后对他行刺并逃跑。不久，艾丝梅拉达便发现了菲比斯，但她却因谋杀未遂的嫌疑被逮捕。她被送审、拷问，然后宣判绞刑。弗侯洛到监狱里探视她、坦承对她的爱，并表明如果她答应跟他在一起，他就能救她。艾丝梅拉达拒绝了他的提议。

 

On the day of Esmeralda’s public hanging, she looks out into the crowd and sees Phoebus. Sadly, even though Phoebus knows she didn’t stab him, he cruelly decides to ignore her. Just then Quasimodo swings down on a rope, saves Esmeralda, and escapes with her to the cathedral.

在艾丝梅拉达公开行刑当天，她往人群中望去看到了菲比斯。很难过的是，即使菲比斯知道她并非刺杀他的人，还是很残酷地决定忽视她。就在此时，加西莫多沿着一条绳子摆荡下来，救了艾丝梅拉达，并带她一起逃回教堂。

 

 

 

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spot [spɑt] v.【口】认出，发现

(spot-spotted-spotted)

An eagle has powerful eyes that can spot food from far away.

 

jealousy [ˋdʒɛləsɪ] n. 妒忌

jealous adj. 忌妒的

Tom was filled with jealousy when he saw his girlfriend walking with a handsome man.

 

reject [rɪˋdʒɛkt] v. 拒绝

Paul asked Linda to marry him, and felt sad when she rejected him.

 

stab [stæb] v. 刺入；刺伤

(stab-stabbed-stabbed)

The cook stabbed his hand by accident with a knife.

 

murder [ˋmɝdɚ] n. 谋杀

Mr. Ford killed someone on purpose, so he went to jail for murder.

 

cruelly [ˋkruəlɪ] adv. 残酷地

cruel adj. 冷酷的; 残暴的

The little boy caught a spider and cruelly pulled off its eggs.

 

 

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blush [blʌʃ] v. 因害羞，尴尬等而）脸红

obsessed [əbˋsɛst] adj. 着迷的

on suspicion of  因有…嫌疑

sentence [ˋsɛntəns] v. 宣判；判决

confesses [kənˋfɛs] v. 坦白，供认

 

 

 

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In their few days together in the cathedral, Esmeralda has trouble even looking at Quasimodo’s ugly face and body. Yet, after he takes care of her in that time, she sees how innocent and gentle he truly is.

他们一起在教堂的那几天，艾丝梅拉达连看着加西莫多丑陋的脸和身躯都有困难，然而，在他照顾她的那段日子后，她了解他其实是多么地单纯和温柔。

 

Meanwhile, Paris’ vagabonds, who are admirers of Esmeralda, decide to rescue her after the king orders that she be arrested. When they arrive at the cathedral, Quasimodo thinks they want to harm Esmeralda, so he attacks them. In the confusion, the royal guards arrive. Suddenly, Frollo appears, grabs Esmeralda, and offers her a choice: love him and be safe or face hanging. She chooses death.

在此同时国王下令逮捕艾丝梅拉达，而仰慕她的巴黎游民们决定前去解救他。当他们抵达教堂时，加西莫多以为他们要伤害艾丝梅拉达，便攻击他们。混乱中，皇家侍卫队抵达了。突然间，弗侯洛出现、抓住了艾丝梅拉达并给了她抉择：爱他以求安全或是面对绞刑。而她选择了死。

 

Quasimodo finally climbs to the top of the cathedral and sees Esmeralda's lifeless bodyin the distance with Frollo watching. He knows it is Frollo's fault, and angrily throws Frollo to his death off Notre Dame.

加西莫多最后爬上了教堂顶端，看到弗侯洛观望着艾丝梅拉达在远方已无生命的躯体，他知道这都是弗侯洛的错，于是生气地将他丢下圣母院，结束了他的生命。

 

Months later, a gravedigger opens the tomb where Esmeralda was buried. Incredibly, he finds her bones with Quasimodo’s skeleton wrapped around her. After this tale, the legend of Quasimodo’s love Esmeralda became known far and wide.

数个月后，一位盗墓者打开了艾丝梅拉达被埋葬的坟墓。不可思议的是，他发现她的骨头外还环绕着加西莫多的骨骸。在这个故事后，加西莫多对艾丝梅拉达的爱情传奇故事便传遍天下。

 

－by Bryan Shettig

 

 

 

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gentle [ˋdʒɛnt!] adj. 温和的；和善的

You must be gentle with eggs or they will break.

 

rescue [ˋrɛskju] v. 援救；营救

(rescue-rescued-rescued)

The police rescued a boy that fell down a deep hole.

 

attack [əˋtæk] v. 攻击

The lion suddenly jumped out of the bush and attacked a zebra.

 

in the distance  在远处

There are dark clouds in the distance, so maybe it will rain later.

 

fault [fɔlt] n.（过失的）责任，咎

The two drivers crashed into each other and argued about whose fault it was.

 

legend [ˋlɛdʒənd] n. 传说；传奇故事

Many cultures have their own legend about how the Earth was created.

 

 

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vagabond [ˋvægə͵bɑnd]n. 流浪者

confusion [kənˋfjuʒən] n. 混乱；骚动

gravedigger [ˋgrev͵dɪgɚ] n. 挖墓者

tomb [tum] n. 墓

incredibly [ɪnˋkrɛdəblɪ] adv. 难以置信地

skeleton [ˋskɛlətn] n. 骨骼

far and wide  各处; 广泛

 

 

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